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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite House Republicans are in disarray. On Tuesday night, Republican leaders faceplanted when one of the bills they put to the floor went down in flames as several GOP members voted against it. Three other pieces of legislation needed to be postponed because leadership was uncertain if the bills had the votes to pass. The failed bill, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, would allow employers to deny overtime pay to employees who enlist in certain voluntary training programs. Six Republicans voted against the measure, and the bill went down, 215-209. On Wednesday, Politico reported that frustration with House Republican leadership is mounting among the rank and file. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who was one of the Republican defectors, wondered why Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and company are “bringing bills to the floor they don’t have the votes for, other than to think that they’re going to strong-arm people.” “I think it’s really a question for them as to where they’re getting their math,” Fitzpatrick said. Republicans hold a narrow 218-213 majority after the resignation of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and the death of former Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) last week. “We ultimately have a vote count problem with the limited number of members,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), in what was not exactly a ringing endorsement of Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). Two other members of the Republican conference spoke more bluntly. “They didn’t even whip the fucking bill,” a House Republican told Politico on condition of anonymity. “It was unbelievably dumb and unbelievably reckless,” added another. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who voted against the bill, said no one in leadership asked him his views about it. “Our majority is so tight — it’s a problem,” Van Drew said. “They should have whipped it, No. 1. And then secondly, my bad. I should have let them know, even if it was only a half-hour before.” The post House Republicans Rip Their ‘Dumb and Unbelievably Reckless’ Leadership: ‘They Didn’t Even Whip the F***ing Bill’  first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite House Republicans are in disarray. On Tuesday night, Republican leaders faceplanted when one of the bills they put to the floor went down in flames as several GOP members voted against it. Three other pieces of legislation needed to be postponed because leadership was uncertain if the bills had the votes to pass. The failed bill, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, would allow employers to deny overtime pay to employees who enlist in certain voluntary training programs. Six Republicans voted against the measure, and the bill went down, 215-209. On Wednesday, Politico reported that frustration with House Republican leadership is mounting among the rank and file. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who was one of the Republican defectors, wondered why Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and company are “bringing bills to the floor they don’t have the votes for, other than to think that they’re going to strong-arm people.” “I think it’s really a question for them as to where they’re getting their math,” Fitzpatrick said. Republicans hold a narrow 218-213 majority after the resignation of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and the death of former Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) last week. “We ultimately have a vote count problem with the limited number of members,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), in what was not exactly a ringing endorsement of Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). Two other members of the Republican conference spoke more bluntly. “They didn’t even whip the fucking bill,” a House Republican told Politico on condition of anonymity. “It was unbelievably dumb and unbelievably reckless,” added another. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who voted against the bill, said no one in leadership asked him his views about it. “Our majority is so tight — it’s a problem,” Van Drew said. “They should have whipped it, No. 1. And then secondly, my bad. I should have let them know, even if it was only a half-hour before.” The post House Republicans Rip Their ‘Dumb and Unbelievably Reckless’ Leadership: ‘They Didn’t Even Whip the F***ing Bill’  first appeared on Mediaite.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite House Republicans are in disarray. On Tuesday night, Republican leaders faceplanted when one of the bills they put to the floor went down in flames as several GOP members voted against it. Three other pieces of legislation needed to be postponed because leadership was uncertain if the bills had the votes to pass. The failed bill, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, would allow employers to deny overtime pay to employees who enlist in certain voluntary training programs. Six Republicans voted against the measure, and the bill went down, 215-209. On Wednesday, Politico reported that frustration with House Republican leadership is mounting among the rank and file. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who was one of the Republican defectors, wondered why Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and company are “bringing bills to the floor they don’t have the votes for, other than to think that they’re going to strong-arm people.” “I think it’s really a question for them as to where they’re getting their math,” Fitzpatrick said. Republicans hold a narrow 218-213 majority after the resignation of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and the death of former Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) last week. “We ultimately have a vote count problem with the limited number of members,” said Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), in what was not exactly a ringing endorsement of Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN). Two other members of the Republican conference spoke more bluntly. “They didn’t even whip the fucking bill,” a House Republican told Politico on condition of anonymity. “It was unbelievably dumb and unbelievably reckless,” added another. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), who voted against the bill, said no one in leadership asked him his views about it. “Our majority is so tight — it’s a problem,” Van Drew said. “They should have whipped it, No. 1. And then secondly, my bad. I should have let them know, even if it was only a half-hour before.” The post House Republicans Rip Their ‘Dumb and Unbelievably Reckless’ Leadership: ‘They Didn’t Even Whip the F***ing Bill’  first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said he will be introducing a bill this week to abolish ICE because the agency was committing “murders” and was “beyond reform.” Thanedar loudly told reporters about his plans during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “We must reform ICE. But it looks at this stage, folks, ICE is beyond reform,” he yelped. “ICE is totally out of control, and this week I intend to introduce a bill to abolish ICE.” He called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached and argued the federal government did a fine job handling immigration before ICE was established in 2003. “We do not need the murders, we do not need this paramilitary organization’s members on our streets, terrorizing U.S. citizens, terrorizing moms, terrorizing our children,” he said. Thanedar’s bill plan comes after 37-year-old protester Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week. CBS News reported on Wednesday the agent, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding when he was hit by Good’s SUV before he opened fire. Democratic lawmakers like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz condemned ICE following the shooting, and several anti-ICE protests broke out in the aftermath. White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Ross was in”hiding” due to safety concerns. Thanedar appears to have growing support for abolishing ICE among his Democratic colleagues. He was flanked by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), and Rep. Al Green (D-TX) while he spoke on Wednesday, with a large picture of Good propped up next to his microphone. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told MS NOW last weekend that ICE “cannot be reformed” and called for it to be abolished. And Politico reported on Wednesday many Dems are “ready to fund it — with conditions.” Noem said she was ignoring Frey’s call for ICE to “get the f*ck out” of Minneapolis and sending “hundreds more” agents to the city this week. Watch Thanedar above, via C-SPAN. The post Dem Lawmaker Introducing Bill to Abolish ICE: Agency Is ‘Beyond Reform’ And Commits ‘Murders’ first appeared on Mediaite.